Lassie and Other TV Animal Shows

Being born in the mid-50’s, animal TV shows were everywhere.  The only one I really cared about was “Lassie”.  In fact, my mother almost banned me from watching – see, I could have cared less what happened to the TV Mommy & Daddy, and Timmy could still be down at the bottom of that well […]

15 Things That Southerners Who Live in Small Towns Have Done

There are some real classics here. One of my favorites: “8. Stopped the car in the middle of the road to talk to someone.” When I moved from my small hometown to an even smaller town in Mississippi, this was very common.  On a 4-lane road, 2 lanes were informally declared “conversation lanes”, and you’d […]